Abstract
The notion of social justice is used in a variety of policy discourses. At least in rhetorical terms, this usage has been particularly strong in Scotland (Mooney, G., and Scott, G., 2005. Introduction: themes and questions. In: G. Mooney and G. Scott, eds. Exploring social policy in the 'new' Scotland. Bristol: Routledge.), for several reasons, including the strengthening of national policy following the creation of the Scottish Parliament (Keating, M., 2005. The Government of Scotland: Public policy making after devolution. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.) and the promotion of national distinctiveness in many aspects of policy. However, this article asks the question: to what extent has this promotion in rhetoric been matched by the reality of policy application? The experience of urban regeneration policy in Scotland since 1997 is examined, highlighting a broad similarity with policy in England.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 241-256 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Urban Research and Practice |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- SOCIAL justice, POLICY discourse, SCOTLAND -- Politics & government, POLICY sciences, SCOTLAND, justice, regeneration, Scotland, social, urban, SCOTLAND. Parliament